Welcome to Prowers ...
Prowers is located in Bent County<1>.
The location of Prowers has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Prowers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Prowers is 3,690 feet [1,125 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Prowers is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Prowers lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Prowers and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Prowers: 719
Communities near Prowers ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prowers.
- Lamar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Lamar is located in Prowers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <4>
- Wiley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Wiley is located in Prowers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <4>
- McClave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClave
- McClave is located in Bent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClave <4>
- Big Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Kornman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornman
- Kornman is located in Prowers County
- Hasty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Hasty is located in Bent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hasty <4>
- Caddoa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Hilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Grote
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grote
- Grote is located in Prowers County
- Fort Lyon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lyon
- Fort Lyon is located in Bent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lyon <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Prowers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prowers.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prowers. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prowers.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prowers. See our Newspapers Page for Prowers.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prowers ...
Looking for more information about Prowers? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Prowers, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prowers.
Adding Prowers to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Prowers in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Prowers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Prowers post office opened in 1881.
We also found Prowers in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Prowers.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prowers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Bent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prowers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |